Meal Markers; Testing; Get Ready To Test - Contour Next User Manual

Meal Markers

During a blood glucose test, you can attach a Meal Marker to your
blood glucose result when the Meal Marker feature in the meter is
turned On. This feature lets you track your blood glucose levels over
time with separate Target Ranges for Fasting/Before Meal and
After Meal markers.
Your C n meter comes with Meal Markers turned Off.
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You can turn Meal Markers On and change Target Ranges in
Settings . See Settings on page 37.
Meal Marker choices if Meal Marker feature is On
Symbol What the Symbol Means Comparison/Target Range
Fasting: Use the Fasting
marker when testing blood
glucose levels after fasting
(no food or drink for
8 hours, except water or
non-caloric beverages).
Before Meal: Use the
Before Meal marker when
testing blood glucose
levels within 1 hour before
a meal.
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If you mark your test result as
Fasting, the meter compares
your result against the Before
Meal Target Range.
Pre-set Before Meal Target
Range: 3.9 mmol/L–
7.2 mmol/L
If you mark your test result
as Before Meal, the meter
compares your result against
the Before Meal Target
Range.
Pre-set Before Meal
Target Range: 3.9 mmol/L–
7.2 mmol/L
Symbol What the Symbol Means Comparison/Target Range
After Meal: Use the
After Meal marker when
testing blood glucose
levels within 2 hours after
the first bite of a meal.
No Mark Selected: Use
the No Mark symbol when
testing at times other than
after fasting or before or
after a meal.

Get Ready to Test

Read your C n
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insert, if provided, and all instructional materials provided in your meter
kit before testing. Follow all instructions for use and care exactly as
described to help avoid inaccurate results.
Examine the product for missing, damaged, or broken parts. If the test
strip bottle is open inside a new box of strips, do not use those strips.
For replacement parts, contact Customer Service. See the back cover
for contact information.
CAUTION: Your C n
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C n test strips and C
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C n blood glucose monitoring system
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TESTING

If you mark your result
as After Meal, the meter
compares the result against
the After Meal Target Range.
Pre-set After Meal Target
Range: 3.9 mmol/L–
10.0 mmol/L
If you do not mark the result,
the meter compares your test
result against the Overall
Target Range.
Pre-set Overall Target
Range: 3.9 mmol/L–
10.0 mmol/L
user guide, the lancing device package
meter works only with
n control solution.
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